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Approaches to catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 BACKGROUND Catheter ablation is less successful for persistent atrial fibrillation than for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Guidelines suggest that adjuvant substrate modification in addition to pulmonary-vein isolation is required in persistent atrial ...
A. Verma +14 more
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How to measure blood pressure using an arterial catheter: a systematic 5-step approach
Critical Care, 2020 Arterial blood pressure (BP) is a fundamental cardiovascular variable, is routinely measured in perioperative and intensive care medicine, and has a significant impact on patient management.
B. Saugel +4 more
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Flexible interventional imaging system based on miniaturized X-ray tubes (FlexScan)
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2018 In orthopedic hand surgeries C-arms are the standard imaging modalities for procedure and tool guidance. However, the currently used systems have a large footprint and high weight, which can lead to workspace restrictions and difficult positioning of the
Lagotzki Sinja +3 more
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Dosimetric equivalence of non-standard high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy catheter patterns [PDF]
Medical Physics 36(1), January 2009, pp. 233-239, 2009 Purpose: To determine whether alternative HDR prostate brachytherapy catheter patterns can result in improved dose distributions while providing better access and reducing trauma. Methods: Prostate HDR brachytherapy uses a grid of parallel needle positions to guide the catheter insertion.
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PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020 Internal jugular vein (IJV) catheters are commonly used as vascular access for hemodialysis (HD) patients. They may have certain drawbacks, including infections and thrombotic complications, some of which could be life-threatening. We presented a 75 year
Oghenekaro Godwin Egbi +1 more
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2010 Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of persons with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI), both symptomatic and asymptomatic, were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The evidence-
T. Hooton +10 more
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Resectoscope with an easy to use twist mechanism for improved handling
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2016 One of the oldest methods used in minimally invasive surgeries is the transurethral resection. This is an operation technique in which diseased tissue from the bladder or the prostate is removed using a resectoscope through the urethra [Schostak M, Blana
Fritzsche Holger +3 more
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Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement. [PDF]
, 2010 Epidural catheterization is routinely used by anaesthesiologists to provide labour and post-operative analgesia. In most cases, catheter placement is without serious side effects and uneventful.
Liu, Hong, Tumber, Sundeep S
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 Early 80s male with intermitted claudication underwent endovascular therapy for atherosclerotic stenosis at left external iliac artery and middle of superficial femoral artery.
Taketsugu Tsuchiya +5 more
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Biofilm formation among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with urinary tract infection. [PDF]
, 2004 Staphylococci have been confirmed to form biofilms on various biomaterials. The purpose of this study was to investigate biofilm formation among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from patients with urinary tract infection (UTI ...
Ando, Eiichi +4 more
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